（1） Issued to
J1 Issued to Foreign Resident Journalists of Foreign Permanent (Residence More Than 180 Days) Chinese News Organizations
J2 Issue to foreign journalists who enter the country for short-term (stay no more than 180 days) interviews and reports

 
（2） Materials required
1. Passport: original passport valid for more than 6 months with blank visa page and 1 copy of passport photo data page.
2. Visa application form and photos: one copy of the People's Republic of China Visa Application Form and one recent front bareheaded color passport photo with light background pasted on the application form.
3. Certificate of legal stay or residence (applicable to those who apply for a visa not in the country of nationality): If you apply for a visa not in the country of nationality, you need to provide the valid certificate of legal stay, residence, work and study in the country of residence or the original and copy of the valid visa.
4. Original Chinese passport or original Chinese visa (applicable to those who have Chinese nationality before becoming a foreign nationality): If you are applying for a Chinese visa for the first time, you must provide the original Chinese passport and a copy of the passport photo information page; If you have obtained a Chinese visa and applied for a visa with a newly issued foreign passport, you must provide the photo data page of the original foreign passport and a copy of the Chinese visa you have obtained (if the name recorded in the new passport is different from the original passport, you must also provide the official certification document for changing the name).
5. Visa J1:
Visa notification letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and official letter issued by the reporter's media.  
The applicant should first contact the press office of the Chinese embassy and consulate to complete the relevant procedures.
[Note] After entering China, the bearer must apply for a residence certificate to the exit and entry administration of the public security organ of the local people's government at or above the county level in the proposed place of residence within 30 days.  
Visa J2:
Visa notification letter issued by the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China or relevant units and official letter issued by the media where the reporter works.  
The applicant should first contact the press office of the Chinese embassy and consulate to complete the relevant procedures.